Google Mosquito

Hundreds of millions of people fall sick each year due to diseases such as malaria, dengue, yellow fever, and chikungunya - all carried by mosquitoes. It seems counterintuitive, then, that a plan to eradicate mosquitoes would involve breeding more of them - but that's exactly what Google's parent compant, Alphabet, is doing.

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Google's parent company Alphabet and scientists in the US have teamed up to release 20 million machine-raised mosquitoes to shrink the numbers of the ones carrying diseases.

While it may take years for these advances to become widely available, public health experts say new players brings fresh thinking to vector control.

Hundreds of millions of people fall sick each year due to diseases such as malaria, dengue, yellow fever, and chikungunya - all carried by mosquitoes. It seems counterintuitive, then, that a plan to eradicate mosquitoes would involve breeding more of them - but that's exactly what Google's parent compant, Alphabet, is doing.

iPhone 8 and 8 Plus are now available in India, while we got a look at the fine print for the Jio Phone. Nokia 8 price in India leaked, while Pixel 2 phones leaked ahead of launch.

Diwali with Mi sale has commenced, Jio Phone fine print revealed, LG K7i with ‘Mosquito Away’ launched, and more.

Google's parent company Alphabet and scientists in the US have teamed up to release 20 million machine-raised mosquitoes to shrink the numbers of the ones carrying diseases.

While it may take years for these advances to become widely available, public health experts say new players brings fresh thinking to vector control.